1 2025:CGHC:27953 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 880 of 2025 Poonam Singh Thakur W/o Sanjeev Singh Aged About 33 Years, R/o Village- Bhatgaon, P.S. Bhatgaon, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Surajpur, District- Surajpur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) For Applicant : Mr. Shakti Raj Sinha, Advocate For Respondent : Mr. Dilman Rati Minj, G.A. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sachin Singh Rajput Order on Board 26.06.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail apprehending her arrest in connection with Crime No. 196/2022, registered at Police Station- Surajpur, District- Surajpur, CG for the offence punishable under Sections 420, 120-B, 467, 468 & 471/34 of IPC. 2. Case of the prosecution in brief is that the complainant lodged a report that applicant along with other co-accused made NGOs, namely Aas Kalyan, Om Sabri Sai Welfare Society, various training center running in the name of the Gurukul Vidya Ashram and committed cheating of the tune of Rs. 01,22,75,000/- from 1850 beneficiaries in the name of various training centers. On the basis of the said report the above stated offence has been registered against the present applicant and other co-accused persons. HIFZURRAHMAN ANSARI Digitally signed by HIFZURRAHMAN ANSARI Date: 2025.06.26 14:37:45 +0530 2 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is a lady and her name surfaced only on the memorandum of the co-accused and there is no allegation of any misappropriation of funds against the applicant. The allegation may be that the scheme have been introduced by the applicant to various beneficiaries. He further submits that the applicant was carrying pregnancy and recently she has suffered miscarriage. He submits that the other co-accused have been granted regular bail by this Court and the applicant is ready and willing to cooperate with the investigation. Therefore, the application may be allowed. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the application for anticipatory bail. 5. Heard the learned counsel for the parities and peruse the case diary, considering the rival submissions and evidence collected, this Court finds it to be a fit case for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. Accordingly, the application is allowed and it is directed that in the event of arrest of the applicant, she shall be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in the sum of Rs.25,000/- with one surety for the like sum to the satisfaction of the arresting officer, on the following conditions:- (a) She shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade them from disclosing such fact to the Court or to any police officer, (b)She shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, (c)She shall not involve himself in any offence of similar nature in future. (d) She shall appear before the concerned Police Officer/Investigating Officer on 15.07.2025. 6. It is made clear that the if any of the aforesaid conditions is violated by the applicant, the State would be free to move for cancellation of bail. Sd/- Sd/- (Sachin Singh Rajput) Judge H.Ansari